o Deploys additional spectrum across all 23 districts in the state
o Customers can enjoy enhanced browsing speeds and better indoor coverage
September 12, 2024: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today, announced that it has completed the deployment of the additional spectrum it acquired in July 2024. The deployment of additional 5Mhz on the 1800 band will give a boost to Airtel’s 4G network capacities which, in turn, will improve and enhance data speeds and provide significantly better coverage inside homes and buildings both in urban and rural areas.
The deployment of additional spectrum is now complete and as a result customers across Chandigarh and Punjab. will enjoy an elevated quality of service both on voice and data. The deployment will also allow Airtel to offer wider coverage along the highways and rail routes as well as increase its footprint in rural areas as the demand for connectivity continues to rise exponentially.
Pushpinder Singh Gujral, CEO, Upper North, Bharti Airtel, said, “Airtel's commitment to superior network performance is unwavering. With the integration of this new spectrum, customers across the state can now enjoy enhanced call connectivity, faster data speeds and an overall improved performance. We remain committed to Chandigarh-Punjab and will continue to invest in technologies that will help elevate service experience for our customers”
Bharti Airtel secured additional 97Mhz of spectrum for Punjab at the recently concluded Spectrum Auction. Airtel, to its credit, holds the largest pool of mid-band spectrum in the state now. With its diverse spectrum holdings across the 900, 1800 and 2300 bands, the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high-speed data services with 5G and 4G network. It has also recently started the re-farming of mid-band spectrum for 5G to meet the growing data demands.
*About Bharti Airtel Limited*
Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 550 million customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes high speed 4G/5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and cloud-based communication. For more details visit www.airtel.com
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